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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on March 17, 1994, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 17, 1994 · 16:30 UTCLaunch 1994-018Launch no. 3,885 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 17, 1994, 16:30
Launch designation
1994-018
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2274
Vehicle flight ID
76032 -993

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
381 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22741994-018ANORAD 23033Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · May 21, 1994
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-018Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-018Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.